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PYPL trades at a steep discount to peers as Venmo growth, AI-commerce initiatives and global expansion support its recovery path.

PayPal’s first quarter results for 2026 exceeded Wall Street’s revenue and profit expectations, but the market responded negatively, reflecting investor caution around the company’s operating margin decline and ongoing transformation efforts. CEO Enrique Lores, in his first quarter leading the company, cited the need for accelerated modernization and a clearer focus on the consumer side of the business. Lores noted, “We need to recommit to the fundamentals... becoming a technology company again,

PayPal Holdings (NasdaqGS:PYPL) has settled a Department of Justice investigation into its prior race-based investment program. The company is launching a new fee-waiver initiative, covering processing fees on $1b of small business transactions. PayPal is also restructuring its operations into three segments, including a dedicated crypto and stablecoin division to support the global rollout of PYUSD. These updates arrive at a challenging time for NasdaqGS:PYPL, with the stock trading at...

The company just got a new CEO and a new vision.

PayPal has gotten torched over the last six months - since November 2025, its stock price has dropped 33% to $45.03 per share. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

These growth stocks are down even as their businesses continue to expand.

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) is one of the cheap stocks to buy for the next 10 years. On April 20, Adobe expanded its partner ecosystem at Adobe Summit 2026, integrating its new agentic AI system, Adobe CX Enterprise, with major tech platforms including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. This expansion enables businesses to deploy AI-driven, […]

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Fiserv and Global Payments have been highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.

While the S&P 500 (^GSPC) includes industry leaders, not every stock in the index is a winner. Some companies are past their prime, weighed down by poor execution, weak financials, or structural headwinds.

Coding tools could make companies with weak, replaceable software more vulnerable in the artificial intelligence era, according to PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) co-founder Max Levchin. "It's long overdue to get rid of bad software," Levchin said on the "Sourcery" podcast last...

The payment company will waive transaction fees totaling about $30 million for veteran-owned, farming, manufacturing or technology-based small businesses following an investigation into a six-year-old former investment program designed for Black and minority-owned small businesses.

PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) is one of the most undervalued blockchain stocks to buy now. On May 5, PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) reported Q1 2026 results that topped expectations. Revenue increased 7% YoY to $8.35 ​billion, exceeding analysts’ ⁠estimate of $8.05 billion. Adjusted EPS of $1.34 beat the forecast of $1.27. While these strong results […]

Americans are still swiping, tapping, and clicking through record consumption. Total personal consumption expenditures hit $21.86 trillion in March 2026, up from $20.68 trillion a year earlier, and financial services spending climbed to $1,82 trillion. The rails carrying that money are owned by fintechs, but pure-play leaders trade at a premium. Pure-play leaders sit at ... U.S. Consumer Spending Tops $21.86T: 5 Fintech Stocks Under $75

XYZ's strong Q1, rising EPS and boosted 2026 outlook highlight momentum, but rising costs, net loss and stiff competition cloud the stock's path forward.

Anthropic is entering the small business market.

The Financial Transaction Services industry is gaining on the rise of contactless payments, innovations like BNPL and growing cross-border payments. Companies like V, MA, PYPL, FISV and GPN are well-positioned to thrive on the back of these favorable trends.

Mobile payments are transforming checkout worldwide, and companies like INTU, RELY, WEX and PAY are positioning to ride the next wave of digital commerce growth.

PayPal Holdings (NasdaqGS:PYPL) has partnered with the Seattle Seahawks as the team's Official Fan-to-Fan Payments and Exclusive Digital Ticket Payment Processing Partner. This is the first team-level partnership between an NFL franchise and PayPal following the company's league-wide agreement with the NFL. The deal integrates PayPal with Ticketmaster for Seahawks digital ticket payments and introduces new fan-focused payment and engagement features. For readers tracking NasdaqGS:PYPL, this...

Financial stocks advanced in late Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) is one of the 9 Stocks Big Short’s Michael Burry Is Betting On. On April 24, Matthew Coad, an analyst at Truist, kept his Sell rating and increased the target price to $45 from $39 on PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL). The price target was assigned after analyzing the Q1 expectations of […]

Early-stage venture firm A* Capital just took the wraps off its $450 million Fund III.

Financial stocks were higher in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.4%

Financial stocks were advancing in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0

PYPL's Seahawks deal adds ticketing integration, Venmo connectivity and fan perks. Could this NFL tie-up deepen engagement and drive platform growth?

Shares of PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) picked up another cautious analyst signal on Tuesday, as Truist lowered its price target to $44 from $45 while maintaining a Sell rating. The price target cut is modest in size, but the continued Sell call carries weight in a market where consensus sits at Hold. For prudent investors, the ... Truist Cuts PayPal Price Target as Cross-Border Volume Weakness Bites

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - PayPal agreed to pay $30 million to settle a U.S. probe over an investment program created for black and minority-owned businesses that was "unlawful" and "

The digital payments company agreed Tuesday to a settlement with the Department of Justice over a 2020 diversity investment fund.

PayPal agreed to forgo approximately $30 million in transaction fees to end a Justice Department probe into allegations that the financial services company had adopted unlawful preferences for minority-owned businesses. Justice Department officials had been investigating whether the company violated a federal civil rights law that prohibits creditors from discriminating against applicants based on race. The department’s probe targeted PayPal’s $530 million plan to support Black and minority-owned businesses, which the company created in 2020, shortly after the killing of George Floyd by a police officer prompted a nationwide conversation about racial inequality.

Even after solid Q1 numbers, Cloudflare could not escape investor anxiety over its aggressive AI restructuring plan and massive workforce reduction.

CEOs saying AI will massively eliminate jobs and potentially annihilate the human race have a "god complex," Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang says. "These kind of comments are not helpful," Huang said during a "Memos to the President" podcast...